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Topic questions Reading Paper 1 Question 2: language

Paper 1 Question 2: language

14 questions · 112 marks · about 2.5 hours

Paper 1 Question 2: language questions

AQA 8700 Paper 1 Question 2: language 14 questions

Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing June 2025, Question 2 8 marks

Look in detail at this extract from lines 9 to 18:

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How does the writer use language here to describe the early morning?

You could include the writer’s choice of:

• words and phrases

• language features and techniques

• sentence forms.

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Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing November 2024, Question 2 8 marks

Look in detail at this extract, from lines 8 to 14 of the source:

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How does the writer use language here to describe Foxcote Manor?

You could include the writer’s choice of:

• words and phrases

• language features and techniques

• sentence forms.

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Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing June 2024, Question 2 8 marks

Look in detail at this extract, from lines 7 to 17 of the source:

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How does the writer use language here to describe the effects of the heat?

You could include the writer’s choice of:

maths symbol words and phrases

maths symbol language features and techniques

maths symbol sentence forms.

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Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing November 2023, Question 2 8 marks

Look in detail at this extract, from lines 6 to 14 of the source:

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How does the writer use language here to describe the book?

You could include the writer’s choice of:

maths symbol words and phrases

maths symbol language features and techniques

maths symbol sentence forms.

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Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing June 2023, Question 2 8 marks

Look in detail at this extract, from lines 10 to 19 of the source:

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How does the writer use language here to describe the hyena’s appearance?

You could include the writer’s choice of:

• words and phrases

• language features and techniques

• sentence forms.

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Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing June 2022, Question 2 8 marks

Look in detail at this extract, from lines 7 to 17 of the source:

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How does the writer use language here to describe the conflict between Kino and the scorpion?

You could include the writer’s choice of:

maths symbol words and phrases

maths symbol language features and techniques

maths symbol sentence forms.

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Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing June 2018, Question 2 8 marks

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How does the writer use language here to convey Mr Fisher’s views on books and stories of the past?

You could include the writer’s choice of:

maths symbol words and phrases

maths symbol language features and techniques

maths symbol sentence forms.

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